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Video: “He’s got balls made out of marshmallows”

Speaking on a conference panel in Palm Springs over the weekend, investment adviser and New York Times bestselling author John Mauldin relayed a story from a dinner he had with John Boehner during the debt-ceiling crisis.

According to Mauldin, he told Boehner it was “too bad” he had to work with Harry Reid to forge a deal on the debt ceiling, to which Boehner responded, “Harry?! Harry ain’t the problem. It’s Obama. The man can’t make a decision. He’s got balls made out of marshmallows.”

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You’re one to talk, you freaking crybaby. I’m not disagreeing that Obama’s a p-ssy(either that or the most rigid left-wing ideologue to ever hold office). But why not capitalize on that deficiency instead of constantly rolling over?

I hope Boehner has figured out by now that the Campaign isn’t trying to make decisions or cut deals.

forest on February 26, 2013 at 8:11 AM

Obama’s primary concern is that he looks good. And to continue “baseline budgeting” now that we’ve got $1 trillion a year deficits (until the whole system collapses under its own weight).

Making sure Obama looks good (and, his other technique, make those who disagree with him look bad) … that’s hardly a recipe for good governance. It IS a recipe for lying, demagoguery, a cult of personality, and miserable failure.

You’re one to talk, you freaking crybaby. I’m not disagreeing that Obama’s a p-ssy(either that or the most rigid left-wing ideologue to ever hold office). But why not capitalize on that deficiency instead of constantly rolling over?

Doughboy on February 26, 2013 at 8:28 AM

It’s hard to capitalize on paralysis. Obama is fully aware of his incompetence, and has no confidence in his own decisions. If a solution doesn’t fit neatly into his ideology, or isn’t politically advantageous, then he doesn’t know what to do, and does nothing. That’s why he defensively isolates himself and angrily dismisses the opposition. It’s why he can’t resolve competing Left Wing interests on the Keystone pipeline. It’s why he’s always compensating for his incompetence by hanging around sycophants and making self-aggrandizing gestures.

In short, Obama is the quintessential empty suit. An incurious and insecure child who’s in way over his head. When you’re dealing with a fraud like that, it’s nearly impossible to get him to put his name on anything serious or risky.